Program areas at Happy Camp Community Action
Other programs that support and strengthen family and Community. Youth and family programs include playgrounds, parenting classes and family literacy events. Community programs include monthly emergency food distributions, application assistance for calfresh, general assistance and emergency support services.
The mental health services act program is a mental health pervention and early intervention program. The program provides access and referrals to county behavioral health, youth groups, parenting class, stigma reduction workshops activities, and support groups.
Sfltrg/rise collaborative is working to build resiliency in Happy Camp in the wake of the 2020 slater fire. In 2023 hcca hired a chief resilience officer (cro). Rise was awarded a 5 year 920,000 grant from California office of emergency services. The home rebuild program concluded in 2023.
The first 5 program serves families and their children from ages of birth to 5 years old. The program provides outreach and referral services to families for calfresh, calworks, medi-cal, wic and other services. First 5 services include asqs, playgroups, monthly book distributions and story time in preschool and t-k/kindergarten classrooms, parenting classes, workshops and family literacy events. In 2022, the program served approximately 74 families (258 individuals). The holiday giving program, which included the holiday food program and giving tree, is a yearly program that is funded by donations. Each year it provides free Community holiday dinners on thanksgiving and christmas and warm winter jackets or coats and gifts to youth ages 0 to 18 in the Community. In 2022, the holiday food progam served approximately 211 people at the Community dinners and the giving tree served 40 families (92 youth). The Community center is a member of the slater fire ltrg. The long-term recovery group serves survivors who lost their home in the 2020 slater fire. Slater fire programs provide cash aide, propane vouchers and heaters, free rv repair program, disaster care coordination, food distribution, home rebuild program and other services to survivors.